Yasmin Ramirez

"Anchored by the tough grandmother who taught her how to stand firm and throw a punch, debut author Yas̕mn Ra̕mrez writes about the punches life's thrown her non-traditional family of tough Mexican American women. Having spent years of her twenties feeling lost--working an intensely taxing retail job and turning to bars for comfort--the blow of her grandmother's death pushes Yas̕mn to unravel. So she comes home to El Paso, Texas, where people know...